Great Acting, Decent Story
Okay, I'm not going to lie - I mainly watched this because of the hype, and the first maybe 14 episodes or so, I was bored to tears and wondering when something, ANYTHING, was going to happen and when I would stop finding the main character horrifically annoying.
But it did get better! Much better, and actually became one of my favourite dramas. There were definite scenes that I would rewatch because I enjoyed them so much, and the chemistry between the two main leads was phenomenal, in addition to just great acting from the both of them - special shoutout to Ethan Juan as Wu Ji, who threw his soul and acted his heart out as his character. I truly do think his acting was what made me fall in love with his character (initially, I even had trouble distinguishing between him and Jing Chen).
One major peeve of mine, though, was the side couple who I really could not stand. The circumstances of how they got together was frankly insulting, and dubious. I really felt as if Zhuzhu's whole character was basically to be in love with Zhan Bei Ye, and that was it - their lesson as a couple was that if as long as you persist, if you really love that person and sacrifice an important part of yourself, you'll eventually get the guy and fall in love! Even if said guy ignored your existence for many, many, many, many years and basically tells you off every time. But remember, none of that matters because eventually the two of you will fall in love because he will realize you are willing to sacrifice your whole life for him!
Anyway, side couple aside, the plot was decent and while nothing to write home about, again, was greatly acted and added a lot to my enjoyment while watching this show. Would I watch again? Maybe! Definitely one of the more enjoyable dramas I've watched so far and fantastic music to go along with it.
But it did get better! Much better, and actually became one of my favourite dramas. There were definite scenes that I would rewatch because I enjoyed them so much, and the chemistry between the two main leads was phenomenal, in addition to just great acting from the both of them - special shoutout to Ethan Juan as Wu Ji, who threw his soul and acted his heart out as his character. I truly do think his acting was what made me fall in love with his character (initially, I even had trouble distinguishing between him and Jing Chen).
One major peeve of mine, though, was the side couple who I really could not stand. The circumstances of how they got together was frankly insulting, and dubious. I really felt as if Zhuzhu's whole character was basically to be in love with Zhan Bei Ye, and that was it - their lesson as a couple was that if as long as you persist, if you really love that person and sacrifice an important part of yourself, you'll eventually get the guy and fall in love! Even if said guy ignored your existence for many, many, many, many years and basically tells you off every time. But remember, none of that matters because eventually the two of you will fall in love because he will realize you are willing to sacrifice your whole life for him!
Anyway, side couple aside, the plot was decent and while nothing to write home about, again, was greatly acted and added a lot to my enjoyment while watching this show. Would I watch again? Maybe! Definitely one of the more enjoyable dramas I've watched so far and fantastic music to go along with it.
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